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Down Beat called him "One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet" while Jazz Times identified him as "a figure of international renown." Jazz sax elder statesman Dave Liebman ...

Nov 11 (Reuters) - U.S. saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links ... funky sound on the alto sax. Songs such as his version of "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From ...

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She was celebrated for both her playing and her love of the jazz community. “My life in music,” she said recently ... standard-bearer on the baritone saxophone, died on Tuesday on a ...

An Abuja-based gospel artiste, Onwuma Elvis, who is widely recognised by his fans as Elvis Sax, recently disclosed the integral role gospel music plays in shaping a ...

His recent release “Translucent Space” (Fresh Sound Records), is garnering rave reviews and applause, putting Rigby’s name firmly on the map of New York’s creative music scene. Rigby’s individuated ...

This list doesn’t claim to be definitive, but it nevertheless spotlights some of the best jazz soundtracks out there. No surprises that a collection of John Coltrane music amounts to one of the ...

While it’s clear that both the trumpet and saxophone have been integral to jazz music’s development, the former instrument has arguably been the more important of the two. That’s because in ...

A local jazz band is set to celebrate an impressive 35-year residency in a popular County Down pub. On Sunday November 24, ...